Lamentations 5:22
Unless Thou hast utterly rejected us 1 and Thou art angry with us beyond measure.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against us.
In Context
21Restore us, Hashem, to Thyself 1 that we may return; 1 renew yamenu (our days) as of old. 1
Cross References
Psalms 44:9In Elohim we boast kol hayom, 1 and praise Thy Shem l'olam (forever). 1 Selah 1
Psalms 74:1(A Maskil of Asaph) 1 Why doth Thine anger smoke against the tzon (sheep) of Thy mireh (pasture)? 1
Isaiah 64:9Arei Kadsheicha (Thy holy cities) are a midbar, 1 Tziyon is a midbar, 1 Yerushalayim, a desolation. 1
Jeremiah 14:19Hast Thou utterly rejected Yehudah? 1 Hath Thy nefesh loathed Tziyon? 1 Why hast Thou afflicted us, 1 and there is no healing for us? 1 We hoped for shalom, and there is no tov; 1 and for the time of healing, and hinei terror! 1
Ezekiel 24:13In thy tum'a is zimmah; because I have made thee tahor, and thou wast not tahor, thou shalt not be made tahor from thy tum'a any more, until I have caused My chemah (fury, wrath) to subside upon thee.
Hosea 1:6And she conceived again, and bore a bat. And G-d said unto him, Call her shem Lo-ruchamah (not pitied); for I will no more have pity upon Bais Yisroel; since I have been utterly betrayed by them. + 1:6 1K 2:10
Matthew Henry on Lamentations 5:18-22
Unchangeableness of God; Prayer for Mercy and Grace. ( b. c. 588.) 17 For this our heart is faint; for these things our eyes are dim. 18 Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it. 19 Thou, O Lord , remainest for ever; thy throne from generation to generation. 20 Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time? 21 Turn thou us unto thee, O Lord , and we shall be turned; renew our days as of old. 22 But thou hast utterly rejected us; thou art very wroth against… Read the whole commentary →